Doe

Doe v. Sheriff

Good Law
11 F. App'x 828
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 4, 2001No. 99-35480; D.C. No. CV-98-05074-FDBCalifornia1,223 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Jane Doe (“Appellant”) appeals a district court order that sanctioned her for her counsel’s discovery abuse, granted summary judgment to Port Townsend School District (“School District”), and *830 granted summary judgment to Tom Powers (“Powers”). The facts and prior proceedings are known to the parties and are not restated herein except as necessary. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

DISCUSSION

1. Summary judgment for Powers

Appellant argues that the district court erred by granting summary judgment to Powers based on lack of personal jurisdiction. We disagree.

There is no question that Washington lacks general personal jurisdiction over Powers. See Bancroft & Masters, Inc. v. Augusta Nat’l Inc., 223 F.3d 1082, 1086 (9th Cir.2000) (“A defendant whose contacts with a state are ‘substantial’ or ‘continuous and systematic’ can be haled into court in that state in any action, even if the action is unrelated to those contacts.”). Specific jurisdiction over Powers exists if: (1) Powers has performed some act or consummated some transaction within the forum or otherwise purposefully availed himself of the privileges of conducting activities in the forum;…

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